You Taizhong
You Taizhong (Chinese: 尤太忠; pinyin: Yóu Tàizhōng; Wade–Giles: Yu T'ai-chung; 1918–1998) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
You Taizhong | |
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尤太忠 | |
 You in 1955 | |
| Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region | |
| In office October 1982 – December 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Kehua |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Wannian |
| Commander of the Chengdu Military Region | |
| In office January 1980 – October 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Kehua |
| Succeeded by | Wang Chenghan |
| Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| In office December 1977 – December 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ulanhu |
| Succeeded by | Kui Bi |
| First Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia | |
| In office May 1971 – October 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Zheng Weishan |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Hui |
| 3rd Chairman of Inner Mongolia | |
| In office May 1971 – October 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Teng Haiqing |
| Succeeded by | Kong Fei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1918 Guangshan County, Henan, China |
| Died | 24 July 1998 (aged 79) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | PLA Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1931–1988 |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War |
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Biography
He was born in Guangshan County, Henan in December 1918. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in January 1931, the Communist Youth League of China in November 1933 and the Chinese Communist Party in June 1934. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a brigade commander in the Eighth Route Army.
He was later a division commander in the People's Volunteer Army. He was promoted to major general in 1955. He served in the Nanjing, Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou Military Regions. During the Cultural Revolution he was Director of the Revolutionary Committee of Inner Mongolia. He retired on September 14, 1988.
He was a member of the 10th, 11th and 12th Central Committees of the CPC. He was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress.